!! IMPORTANT !!

There is a security feature in standard ToolBook that has been emulated in EspritLMS. This security feature assures that no one can run your exported ToolBook outside of an LMS. However, for testing purposes, you will want to be able to run your exported course locally before adding it to an LMS.

Background In standard ToolBook this feature is set via the “Properties for lesson…” (from the Object menu) and is in the “Web” tab.  The option it “Require LMS Login." For EspritLMS this option MUST ALWAYS be unchecked (set to false) whether you are testing your course locally or through EspritLMS.  However, if you were using another LMS you would uncheck this feature on your test export so that your could run the course locally.  Then, once your course was running perfectly, you would check the option and do a final export.  Once exported, these files will only be able to run from an LMS.

This feature has been emulated in EspritLMS via a global variable called EspritLMS_AutoSecurity.   When you add the EspritLMS Shared Actions Widget to your book the global variable EspritLMS_AutoSecurity is set to false*.  As with the standard ToolBook security feature, you will want to first export your book with the EspritLMS_AutoSecurity set to false so you can test it locally.  Once you are happy with your program, you will need to  edit the global variables (using the Actions User Interface) and change the initial value to true. As with the standard ToolBook feature, once it is set to true you will not be able to test your exported program unless it is run through EspritLMS.

One More Time  You should ensure that this is set to false and after testing you would then set it to true and do another export (just like the standard ToolBook feature requires).

*If you check the "Require LMS Login" and then add the Shared Actions Widget to your book, EspritLMS_AutoSecurity will be set to True.  That is why we ask you the PLEASE DO NOT check the Require LMS Login option at any time.